| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 1758 |
| Registration plate lamp issues | 1493 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 1108 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 404 |
| Registration plate issues | 367 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 335 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 274 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 225 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 219 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 210 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 207 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 197 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 193 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 190 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 166 |
| Nearside Front Inner Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 158 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 157 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 156 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 151 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 140 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 139 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 128 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm bush (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 122 |
| Nearside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 121 |
| Offside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 115 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 114 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 105 |
| Nearside Rear Trailing arm rubber bush bonding deteriorated resulting in excessive movement |2.4.G.2| | 104 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 96 |
| Central Stop lamp(s) not working (4.3.1 (a) (ii)) | 95 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 83 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 83 |
| Offside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 83 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 81 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 76 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 75 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 74 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 73 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 72 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 72 |
| Supplementary Restraint System warning lamp indicates a fault |5.4.2| | 71 |
| Nearside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play (2.1.3 (b) (i)) | 70 |
| Nearside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 69 |
| Offside Front Outer Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |6.1.7 |g| |ii|| | 69 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault | 65 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 64 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 63 |
| Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (2.1.3 (g) (ii)) | 61 |
| Nearside Front Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 60 |
| Nearside Front Outer Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 60 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 58 |
| Centre Stop lamp not working |1.2.1b| | 57 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault |7.1.6 |a|| | 55 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 53 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 52 |
| Offside Front Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.2.C.1c| | 52 |
| Central Rear Seat belt buckle not functioning as intended (7.1.2 (d)) | 52 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 52 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 50 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint dust cover excessively damaged or deteriorated so that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt |2.1.3 |g| |ii|| | 50 |
| Nearside Headlamp insecure (4.1.1 (c)) | 49 |
| Offside Track rod end ball joint has excessive play |2.1.3 |b| |i|| | 48 |
| Exhaust system insecure (6.1.2 (a)) | 48 |
| Reversing lamp inoperative (4.6.1 (a)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Front constant velocity joint gaiter damaged to the extent that it no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc |2.5.C.1a| | 48 |
| Nearside Rear Suspension arm pin or bush excessively worn trailing arm |5.3.4 |a| |i|| | 46 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 46 |